Pit & Quarry, June 2016

OPERATIONS An unexpected START A Northeast sand and gravel producer shares the story of the companys formation and history he moving and sandand gravel industries dont go hand in hand but thats exactly how William H Willard T managed to start Bill Willard Inc a family aggregates business in the early 1930s in Florence Mass Bill Willard Williams grandson owns the western Massachusetts based sand and gravel operation today Bill says his grandfather saved money from his moving and storage business to start the BY MEGAN SMALLEY sand and gravel business which was a big feat considering he launched it at the height of the Great Depression I think he just saw a light at the end of the tunnel and realized aggregates were where he needed to go Bill says When William launched Bill Willard Inc he had no prior experience in the aggregates industry Being a newcomer to the industry didnt scare William away from constructing his own washing and screening plant for the Even after almost a century of business Bill Willard Inc retained its focus on keeping it a family sand and gravel business 32 PIT QUARRY June 2016 pitandquarry com PHOTOS COURTESY OF BILL WILLARD INC

View the Covers and the Table of Contents pages from every issue of this publication, all gathered together for easy browsing. Just flip pages and zoom as you normally do to see each issue's Cover and Table of Contents, then follow links directly to interesting content.